Such a shame DC ripped off Alan Moore. Imagine how many other awesome comics he could have written for them if they'd just treated him with the respect he deserved. They may as well have killed the goose that laid the golden egg.
@captainmarvel4ever: yeah Im very confused about what the status of the trinity will be because from what I remember, they are advertising this arc as the last days of Superman and even the solicitations say he is going to die, but then how come that in Rebirth we have pre-New 52 Superman acting as regular Superman and a completely separate regular Clark Kent? Is he really going to die or just lose his powers to Kenan Kong and/or Superwoman?
No one in mainstream comics ever dies ... if they do they always come back. How and when this all happens remains to be seen (probably next reboot)
@DeathandGrim2: Really? All I've heard about N52 Superman was how much he needed to leave. Especially in the beginning. When did he get so popular?
He's always been popular. He's just been divisive. Just like the old version of Superman. Conservative fans want the old version to remain and the status quo to never change ... Progressive fans want modernization and changes made ... that's what the N52 version of Superman offered
And the changes they made to him were silly grabs at what they thought makes a hero cool. What we got was a Superman who was young and actually kinda stupid, lacked leadership ability, and ultimately inconsistently characterized.
One huge example of all those negative traits would be Clark Kent leaving his decent paying job at the Daily Planet to become a freelance blogger. It pretty much sums up all those: irresponsible when he has bills to pay, no second job lined up, impulsive, poorly thought out, barely pulled through with luck.
Another is when he kept Solar bombing all over the place just to know what being human felt like.
Another is his decision to come back to Earth while he was emanating the death virus. He came back because he believed he had to because he's Superman. But he forgets his number one goal is to not risk lives and save at all costs. He also had the Justice League to take care of things while he wasn't there so his return was pointless.
Just so many dumbass decisions that were made by someone who can read and comprehend all the history of modern medicine in seconds. This Superman not even have a good grasp on what being Superman is. It was frustrating to read over and over and scratch my head at.
But it really could have been fixed with better writers, no need to kill the character but that's the hand we were dealt. We're not happy about him dying, we're happy we're getting a solid character back outta the deal.
Well, that's your opinion, ain't it? That's what I meant by divisive. I disagree with all your points as I'm sure you disagree with mine.
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"...happy [you're] getting a solid character out of the deal ..."
No way in hell is pre Flashpoint Superman a "solid character" (except maybe a solid lump of boring stagnation) He's a tired, overused, long worn out (and basically irrelevant) interpretation of a character ... an old retro 20th century version of a character that has no significant place in the 21st century (apart of some misguided sense of nostalgia).
Still, that's just my POV. And I'm sure yours is the complete opposite. Divisive. That was my whole point.
@DeathandGrim2: Really? All I've heard about N52 Superman was how much he needed to leave. Especially in the beginning. When did he get so popular?
He's always been popular. He's just been divisive. Just like the old version of Superman. Conservative fans want the old version to remain and the status quo to never change ... Progressive fans want modernization and changes made ... that's what the N52 version of Superman offered
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